...and the worst part is, my AGA *still* has a stock-diameter hole, because I never broke through the other side... hahaha
Any good solutions for AGA-T RBA hole line up?
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I've gone through, oh, at least 2 1/16 bits because of not doing this. lol. I would run the bits down to teeny little nubs...
If you have a spray bottle around somewhere, it also helps in drilling stainless to spray a mist of water on the drill bit, and the hole, while drilling. It keeps the bit cool.
I sanded my cap down with 300grit emery sandpaper at work on my desk, laid out the paper and ran the cap back and forth for like 3 minutes and checked the orientation then did it for like 3 more minutes and WHAMO lined right up. Loving it so far.
Just now getting to my aga t. I think I'll try raising the tank a bit before sanding the cap down. We'll see...
Anyone gotten a glass tank from itanked for these? They have a couple sizes and I was just curious what everyone is running.
Anyone gotten a glass tank from itanked for these? They have a couple sizes and I was just curious what everyone is running.
I bought two 1/16 cobalt drill bits at Home Depot the other day thinking that I would drill a couple of hole to sink some pins into for wrapping the coil grounds around. I was going to use regular wick hole for one wick and was going to drill out the ground screw hole right beside it for to have dual coil/wicks with just the one air hole. All that I achieved was a bigger center punch mark!
Stainless is tough. Like was mentioned earlier... LOW RPMs and maybe use cutting oil. Make sure your bits are High Speed Steel (HSS) or better. You might even consider starting with/using a center drill.
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Sanding down the bottom of the cap is an excellent idea, never thought of that after tank fulls of vapor thinking about how to get the hole to line up. Awesome idea! Five stars for you!
i used a small rubber band in my Threads above the O-Ring to make the seal and to hold the hole above the Wick....my topcap screws down tight...BEFORE the hole....so sanding is not an option...
I use the white thread tape for plumbing and works great keeps it snug and line up is perfect.. My other 2 aga-t came from steam monkey which he pre sanded for his customers so it lined up
I have the version of the Aga-T with the thinner top cap and it was out of alignment by 1/2 turn. It would work ok if I just backed it off 1/2 turn but it got on my nerves because it left a gap I did not like, just me being .... I guess. I was able to fix it by filing it a bit at a time until it lined up correctly and now it vapes great. I also found that the airhole had a bad burr left from the original machining and removed that as well, it helped the draw a great deal. Check yours before you try to drill it to make sure it's not burred. Slow speed is a must for drilling stainless and you really should use a lubricant on it may will gall and could seize the bit. a titanium coated bit might help but it would be great if you could find a carbide bit that was small enough (good luck). I understand an improved Aga is coming soon with a friction fit (like the Aga-w) instead of screw on top cap so the alignment will not be an issue.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
use a file and grind down the metal of the top cap go slow and check results frequently cause you can go to far very fast any questions pm me not hard at all
I can't remember where I saw this suggested, but if your air hole is going PAST your wick, you can take the o-ring off and add a few layers of flat dental floss, then slide the o-ring back on. This will push your o-ring out slightly more and you will get a more snug fit when you have the air hole lining up with the wick.
My air hole was past the wick about 1/8th of a turn and using 3 wraps of the dental floss make it nice and tight when it was lined up.
My air hole was past the wick about 1/8th of a turn and using 3 wraps of the dental floss make it nice and tight when it was lined up.
I replaced the o-ring with the larger one in the bag. I can make it seal with that. I would like to buy some extra o-rings that size. Does anyone know what size that is and where could I purchase them?
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Thank you so much, a simple super fast fix that works brilliantly!
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